The four are fighting for the final two spots in the championship game where the winner gets to hoist a national title. Michigan is eyeing its tenth in program history, Denvers its ninth, Minnesota its sixth and Minnesota State is looking for its first. Offense is a specialty with these four clubs. In fact, they are the top-four ranked offensive units in the country. On the defensive side, none are slouches, all placed in the top-15 in goals allowed per game....

Since the first week of November, significant news in the cryptocurrency market caused an instant ripple effect on some of the most prominent athletes, franchises and leagues in sports. FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange that had a heavy crossover into the sports world, filed for bankruptcy, leaving several investors shortchanged. If you’ve seen FTX come across your TV or timeline but aren’t yourself peddling in crypto and wondering why athletes like Tom Brady and Stephen Curry are connected, you’ve come to the right place....

Both teams have an excellent veteran point guard. Both have a superb shooting guard. Casey Prather is an athletic talent much like Aaron Gordon, but without the jump shot. Both teams have great frontcourt size and get points from those spots. Both are exceptional defensively. And this quote from Billy Donovan is true of both teams. But the Gators' coach was talking only about his squad. "This team understands that the whole is greater than its parts," Donovan said after his Gators allowed Marshall Henderson to score 22 first-half points, then held him scoreless in the second half....

Shortly after game's end, ESPN posted a graphic that showcased the rarified air Ejim entered with this blitz. The last three Big 12 players to score at least 35 points and grab 15 points in a game were Oklahoma's Blake Griffin (2008-09), Kansas State's Michael Beasley (2007-08) and Texas' Kevin Durant (2006-07). MORE: Marcus Smart shoves fan | OK State star reminded of rule "It was teamwork," Ejim said afterward....

Demonstrations throughout Iran have continued at pace following the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who was arrested by morality police in Tehran in September for an alleged breach of the country’s strict dress code for women. Reports that Iranian woman Amini had been beaten with a baton contrasted with the morality police’s claim that she had suffered a heart attack three days later—an explanation that was deemed implausible by many in the country....

This month’s full moon is technically due to occur on Tuesday morning, June 14, at 7:52 a.m. EDT. However, the moon is set to appear full for three days centered around this time, meaning it will be possible to catch it on Monday and Tuesday night all the way through until Wednesday morning, according to NASA’s moon cycle blogger Gordon Johnston. This month’s full moon will be a supermoon. A supermoon is a loosely-defined term that generally means that the moon is full at the same time as it is also closest to Earth during its orbit around our planet—known as its perigee....

Scientists around the world have touted fungi as part of the solution to some of our most pressing medical, therapeutic and environmental challenges. A documentary, Fantastic Fungi, and available now on Netflix, explores these issues and more. Directed by filmmaker and mushroom curator Louie Schwartzberg, the movie features contributions from renowned fungi expert (mycologist) Paul Stamets, whose TED talk, “6 ways mushrooms can save the world”, has been viewed millions of times....

He inserted cornerback Artie Burns into the starting lineup against five-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady, even though Burns’ dreadful play at the start of the season resulted in him participating in only 11 defensive snaps in the previous seven games. This awful decision was abandoned after a single series. Tomlin stuck with kicker Chris Boswell after a week of tepid equivocation, bringing in a couple of aspirants to give Boswell a scare but then sending him out to kick against the Pats....

Haylee, 28, lives in Massachusetts with her yellow Labrador retriever Jake, who is a 7-year-old medical and cardiac alert dog, also assisting with mobility. In the video, she shared how she was forced to ask a stranger in the local supermarket not to pet her dog during a visit on January 16. “We had run into Walmart quickly to get a new handheld vacuum because ours broke,” Haylee told Newsweek....

Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman was in Florida on his honeymoon when he claims that people began asking him to join the search for 23-year-old Brian Laundrie. Known for tacking down and arresting people who have broken their bail agreements for eight seasons on reality TV, Chapman believes his celebrity status will help him acquire tips that people don’t want to give the police. Yet as Chapman and social media users work hard to crack Petito’s case, by analyzing and hypothesizing about details released by police or by sharing their own stories claiming to have interacted with Laundrie or the couple, every new clue brings another lead for law enforcement to investigate....

The 36-year-old has not played on the ATP tour since injuring his ankle at the Canadian Open in August. Ranked world No. 20 at the time of the injury, Monfils has now slipped to No. 52 due to his time spent off the court. Whilst the reigning Adelaide International 1 champion’s recovery is on track, he has opted to not play at Melbourne Park in 2023. MORE: Australian summer of tennis schedule revealed for 2023...

Joel Greenberg, who pleaded guilty to sex trafficking charges earlier this year, asked the judge to move his sentencing date from mid-November to next March. The court filing said the additional time will allow the former local tax collector from suburban Orlando to sit for interviews with investigators. “Indeed, Mr. Greenberg’s ongoing cooperation, which will not be completed prior to his current sentencing date, could have an impact on his final sentence,” according to the court filing, which said the extension was unopposed by federal prosecutors....

During the second week of the Rittenhouse trial, Grosskreutz took the stand to describe the events that took place on the evening of August 25, 2020 in Wisconsin. Rittenhouse, who was 17 years old at the time of the shooting, is charged with shooting Grosskreutz in the arm and fatally shooting Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber. “After he pointed his rifle at me, I put my hands up,” Grosskreutz told the jury on Monday....

Kingdom Hearts III [Square Enix, Ages 10+, PS4 and Xbox]:Kingdom Hearts III is one of the top-selling games of 2019 and with good reason. Just like the many previous titles in this long-running series, it combines the worlds of Disney and Final Fantasy in a sprawling RPG that’s great for teens and the young at heart. Resident Evil 2 [Capcom, Ages 18+, PS4, Xbox and PC]: Resident Evil 2 first made its debut on the original PlayStation in 1998, but this fully reimagined version is the best incarnation yet....

Bale was substituted at half-time of Wales’ loss due to a hamstring injury, sparking fears he could have played his last game. However, the LAFC forward has insisted he is not thinking about retiring yet and wants to keep on playing. “I’ll keep going as long as I can and as long as I’m wanted,” he told BBC Sport. “So, it’s a difficult moment now obviously but we go again....

Garland’s comments came after Arbery’s mother Wanda Cooper-Jones criticized the Department of Justice for accepting a plea deal with Travis McMichael and Gregory McMichael, the two men convicted in Arbery’s murder, before the hate crimes trial was underway. The plea deal would have allowed them to serve time in federal rather than state prison. “Even after the family stood before the judge and asked them not to take this plea deal, the lead prosecutor stood up and asked the judge to ignore the family’s cry,” she said during a press conference....

The U.S. House voted in favor of a criminal contempt referral against Bannon for his refusal to answer a subpoena issued by the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. The referral was then sent to the Justice Department, which has yet to make a move on the matter. Garland remained evasive on the matter when pressed about it on Monday by reporters, insisting that the process is ongoing....

According to a recent report from AAA, the national average for a tank of unleaded gas and diesel fuel is $1.82 per gallon, down from last year’s average of $2.83 per gallon for both unleaded gas and diesel fuel. The lowest prices for fuel are situated in the Midwest, with Wisconsin having the lowest overall price of $1.25 per gallon, followed by Oklahoma at $1.39 per gallon, Ohio at $1....